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								a small piece of cloth or paper 2.
								a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
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								music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
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								newspaper with half-size pages
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								a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
 
 'rag' - used as a verb
 6.
								treat cruelly
 7.
								cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
 8.
								play in ragtime
 rag that old tune
 9.
								harass with persistent criticism or carping
 10.
								censure severely or angrily
 The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
 11.
								break into lumps before sorting
 rag ore
 
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			| 1. Rag / Plural rags
 2. Rag / Past
 ragged
 3. Rag / Third Person
 rags
 4. Rag / Present Participle
 ragging
 
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